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Canada: Railroad to the Rockies
There's no better way to cross Canada than on a train, says Anthony Lambert.
There's no better way to cross Canada than on a train, says Anthony Lambert.
On a rail trip from the capital, Pamela Wade is enraptured by the North Island's emerald green beauty and looming mountains.
Fatality sparks safety call, and experts warn that quieter trains will increase risks.
After 70 years with the country's railways, octogenarian tradesman Ron Jones is nowhere near ready to hang up his overalls.
The 18-year-old who died after the van she was in plunged off an alpine highway had given birth last year.
A van that plunged down a cliff in the central South Island yesterday, killing a woman and injuring five others, did not have any back seats, investigators say.
Shrouded in bubble-wrap, the first of Auckland's 57 new electric trains has arrived from its Spanish factory.
Auckland Transport has called on external investigators to guide its inquiry into corruption claims and has stood down a senior manager on indefinite leave.
Sick of driving in Auckland's traffic, Elisabeth Easther explores Auckland by train.
Actor Jamie Robinson (pictured) is one of two spandex-clad human railroad crossings in Auckland.
Auckland Transport consultants are divided over whether heritage buildings more than 140 years old will survive excavations for the city's railway.
Two large public transport organisations - Auckland Transport and KiwiRail - are holding inquiries into separate allegations of corruption over contracts.
Rail supporters say transport chiefs are being short-sighted in wanting to close a station next to where hundreds of new homes are planned for South Auckland.
Aucklanders can either introduce road tolls, or higher rates and fuel taxes to address the city's transport funding gap, a new high-level report shows.
Rodney Hide is immensely pleased the new Auckland Council and the Government have agreed on a multibillion-dollar way forward for Auckland transport.
A downtown Auckland shopping centre will be demolished to make way for the multibillion-dollar Central Rail Link.
It took a car wreck to turn Nik Kennedy into a diehard rail commuter, in the dark days before Britomart, but now he wouldn't turn back the clock.
Don Kavanagh falls in love with cross-country travel the way people used to do it.
Railway museum stays on track by fusing history with fun, says Vincent Morello.
Auckland Transport boss Lester Levy won't rule out ditching rail operator Veolia if it can't shape up.
Phil Twyford got the last laugh, noting that Gerry Brownlee had only days earlier dismissed the city rail link as "a short, little loop", writes John Armstrong.
Mayor Len Brown can take a bow. He deserves most of the credit for making the rail link his own project and doggedly promoting it.
Aucklanders face a hefty rates rise or congestion charges to pay for the long-awaited Auckland City Rail Link.